Results 3,001-3,020 of 24,308 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: That is true.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for being here. This matter is redundant because neither the Minister for Transport nor his Minister of State is present. I appreciate that they have schedules and business to attend to but I tabled a Commencement matter on the review of the national aviation strategy. I appreciate that the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, in his previous capacity as a...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I did mention it.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State has made a good point regarding a revision of the scheduling. I thank him for the reply. Comprehensive work on our aviation policy is required. It is critical that we build on the success of our aviation sector to date because aviation plays such an important role for us. It enhances connectivity which leads to job creation and economic development. The Minister of...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State has made a good case to be the Minister for Transport next week, in fairness to him.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Mary Seery Kearney in welcoming the proposals from Government about international surrogacy and the recognition of surrogacy arrangements. She did not mention herself in her contribution. She deserves major accolades for her tenacity, professionalism, zeal and drive to make sure that this happened. I sincerely thank her and say well done to her. We have an orange weather...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Well said.
- Seanad: Appointment of Ordinary Members of An Coimisiún Toghcháin: Motion (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for bringing this information to us today. To be fair, Senator Higgins has made a telling contribution in this context, no matter what one's view is on Seanad reform or one's position regarding this House. I am anxious not to digress from the matter before us, but if we are to build upon the Taoiseach's contribution on this subject...
- Seanad: Travel Disruption at Dublin Airport: Statements (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for her presence this afternoon. I acknowledge that we have a severe weather alert and there has been a major issue across Europe with weather incidents. It is important that the 35,000 passengers and travelling members of the public who have been discommoded over the past five days are looked after and adequately and properly recompensed. I am...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I am standing in for Senator Conway. I welcome the Minister of State. I hope this is not her last time to address the Seanad as Minister of State at the Department of Health because, to be fair to her, she has been a very proactive Minister of State. I do not say that patronisingly. As a former Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Health and Children I found it refreshing to see her take...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank them for that. I know first-hand from my own experience this year of how much work they do and the care and attention they give to the families and those patients who need it. The Sláintecare consultant contract is transformative. A public-only hospital contract is to be welcomed. Then, in tandem with that, there is €23 billion in the healthcare budget for this year....
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Martin is absolutely right.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: What about a good Ulster fry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Good morning, Cathaoirleach. I apologise as I must leave at 10 a.m. to attend the Seanad. First, I welcome our witnesses and I thank Ms Embleton for her presentation. The Cathaoirleach is correct in that her presentation was short, concise and therein lies the first question. Nowhere in Ms Embleton’s presentation this morning to us, or in her written presentation, has she discussed...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, I do. What is the comparable difference between Aer Lingus’s short-haul fleet today in December 2022 versus December 2019?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: By how much?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Where are those aircraft flying to and where are they based?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed) (14 Dec 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the comparison then in Aer Lingus’s long-haul fleet between the years 2022 and 2019?